The Milwaukee County Zoo has been a local institution since it started as a small mammal and bird display in Washington Park in 1892. The zoo moved to its current location at 10001 W. Blue Mound ...

You just need to look at the 1915 photo of the polar bear exhibit at the Washington Park Zoo in this article to see why Milwaukee County decided to acquire a huge plot of land to construct a new ...

The plan identified six potential sites: the Mitchell Parks Domes, the Milwaukee County Zoo, Veterans Park, Washington Park, Lincoln Park, and Wilson Park Recreation Center.

The Milwaukee County Zoo set a standard of safe reopening plans when it opened in mid-June after being closed since mid-March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since its reopening, zoo director ...